Filming in the jungles of the Kinabatangan for Japanese TV

Five weeks in the jungles of West and East Borneo making a show for Japanese television … the best diet plan known to man!!

Whilst Dave was off sunning himself on the many Islands of Palau in the Pacific, for the same Japanese series I got to experience yet more jungle, the variety of wildlife in the Kinabatangan Forest and Wetland reserve made it all worth while though. The gallery below shows some of the amazing wildlife we encountered. Now for a few days respite before heading off for a slightly chillier Scotland for a couple of weeks and then back to the heat of the forests of Ecuador filming with the Waorani Indians and then the Bamboo forests of Northern Thailand … images and post to follow.

Helmeted Hornbill taking off above us.

200lb of Bearded pig!! entangled and trapped in roots; we managed to free it and it didn’t even say thank you!!

Massive tusks on this bearded pig makes it a very dangerous beast at the best of times!!

Macaques alarming at our presence.

Proboscis Monkeys crossing the river in the canopy with baby hanging on.

Proboscis Monkey troop-1

Proboscis Monkey troop-2

Macaques watching our every move.

Pygmy Forest elephants browsing. Amazingly quiet for their size and very dangerous, an Australian tourist was killed the week before!!

Pygmy Forest elephants browsing-2

Pygmy Forest elephants browsing-3

White Heron standing guard.

Blending in well- A 2 metre Monitor lizard

Proboscis Monkey’s showing plenty of interest in us.

Getting on the river really early had it’s rewards, this herd of Elephants crossed in front of us and then made their way into the forest

A 4 metre Crocodile.. a good reason not to stand to close to the water!!